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But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn’t, didn’t already have What do you need to succeed? A brain? A heart? The nerve? To go home? A wizard? Those are all excuses. Excuses are a dime a dozen. You already have everything you need to succeed. Get it? … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Change Institute, Leadership, Values
Tagged America, Change Institute, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Scarecrow, storytelling, Tin Man, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Wizard of Oz
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I could be king of the forest – If I only had the nerve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzxpv92YZ54 The lion knew he could be king, he wanted to be king, yearned to be king. If only he had the nerve. Instead he picked on those smaller than him. Used his size and mighty roar to make them … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Change Institute, Leadership, Values
Tagged America, Change Institute, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Scarecrow, storytelling, Tin Man, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Wizard of Oz
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When a man's an empty kettle
No heart? “The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart.” Too bad. All that love and art stuff would be great. If I only had a heart. Surely the wizard would be able to give him one. Wizards are more … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Change Institute, Leadership, Values
Tagged America, Change Institute, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Scarecrow, storytelling, Tin Man, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Wizard of Oz
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I could while away the hours
Scarecrow: I haven’t got a brain… only straw. Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven’t got a brain? Scarecrow: I don’t know… But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… don’t they? Sounds pretty smart for … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Change Institute, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Scarecrow, storytelling, Tin Man, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Wizard of Oz
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We're off to see the wizard
Dorothy wanted to go home. She had to follow the path. In this case, a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City. She would need help to get there. She found some willing helpers along the way. They needed help too. … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Change Institute, Values
Tagged America, Change Institute, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Scarecrow, storytelling, Tin Man, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Wizard of Oz
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Who are we?
As the Disneynature film, Oceans, draws to a close, the question posed is “Who are we?” Not a political question. Not a “Global Warming” question. A personal question. Who are we? As I pondered that question I was reminded of … Continue reading
Posted in Values, Walt
Tagged Change resistance, commitment, Disney, Disney Theme Parks, Disneyland, Disneynature, Earth Day, Environmentality, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Oceans, storytelling, Unconventional thinking, Values, Vision, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World
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Open Channel D.
Bond had his cars. Maxwell Smart had his shoe phone. But, for me, Napoleon Solo’s pen was the coolest spy gadget of all. There were only a few satellites in orbit. Phones still had wires. And rotary dials. But we … Continue reading
Posted in Just for fun
Tagged 1960's, 1960's TV, communication, Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mike Reardon, Nostalgia, Open Channel D, technology, Unconventional thinking
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Random Acts of Appreciation
There are lots of people who have helped develop me over the years. I would not be who or where I am today without them. I ran into one of those folks yesterday and got the chance to publicly tell … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Values
Tagged Appreciation, Carpe Diem, Change, communication, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Unconventional thinking, Values
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Who am I?
You’ve met me many times. I waited in line while you chatted on the phone about your plans for the weekend. I didn’t complain. I ordered my steak medium, you served it well done. And never came back to check. … Continue reading
Posted in Service
Tagged Customer loyalty, Customers, Leadership, Mike Reardon, Quality Service, Values
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You can't make this stuff up: Darnell McDonald
McDonald makes instant impact in debut | redsox.com: News. This is one of the things I love about Baseball. Imagine spending 12 years slogging through the minor leagues. You’ve had a few chances but they didn’t work out. Your dream of making … Continue reading
Posted in Just for fun
Tagged Athletes, Baseball, Boston, Carpe Diem, Darnell McDonald, Happiness, Mike Reardon, Red Sox, storytelling
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